Candle mold



Patented Bee. 3l), 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE.

JAMES W. FARRELL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO I-IOMAN & CO., APARTNER- SHIP CONSISTING OF JOSEPH T. HUMAN AND LOUIS I-IOMAN, OFCINCINNATI, OHIO.

CANDLE MOLD.

Application filed September 20, 1922. Serial No. 589,469.

To ZZ @1f/1,0712. t may concern Be it known that l, JAMES W.lh-iniziati., a citizen of the United States, and residing atCincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Candle Molds, ot' which the followingspecification is a full disclosure.

T his invention relates to candle molds for producing a candle insimulation of a handshaped candle, which displays the lingerimpressions, and extremely tapering from base to tip, or a candle formedby dipping, having cavities and protuberances upon its surface, and hasas one 0f its objectsV the provision of a non-parting cylindrical candlemold, with its wall surface indented or embossed, and the surfaces ofall indentations or protuberances open to or tapering in the line ofdraft for a free withdrawal of the molded article from the mold.A

Other objects and certain advantages will be more fully described in adescription of the drawings, forming a part of this application, inwhich:

Figure l is an exterior view of the mold.

Figure 2 is a central .longitudinal section of the saine.

.Figure 3 is an enlarged detail central longitudinal section showing therelation of the depressions both to the generating line of the bore andto the central long axis thereof.

Figure 4 is a cross section indicating the circumferentially disposeddepressions and elevation of the mold.

The bore surface of the mold herein has the contour of a cone, such aligure being generated by a straight line, the generatrix, moving so asto constantly pass through the directrix (in this case a circle) whilecontaining the given point called the vertex. The upper portions of thedepressions are in the plane of generation of the bore surface anddevelop downwardly or toward the small end of the bore, into surfacessubstantially parallel with the bore axis as herebelow more fullyexplained.

The invention is, however, also applicable to the. production of unevensurfaced candles of pyramidal contour.

In order to more clearly illustrate the relations of the elevations anddepressions, the contours shown in Figures 2 and have been exaggerated,it being understood that the lines are not as abrupt as therein shown.The depths are slight and the depressions and elevations merge graduallyinto oneanother.

l designates a tubular candle mold having a tapered bore 2 and providedwith depressions and elevations 3, preferably of irregularconfiguration, varying area9 and irregularly disposed throughout thelength and circumference of the interior tif the bore, the interiorsurface of the bore beingl designed to form a molded article simulatingthe handsmade candle whereon the linger depressions of the'maker arevisible. The depressions are related to one another, to the generatingline of the bore, and to the long axis of the bore in such a manner thatthe shallow or upper end of each depression beginning atand lyingsubstantially upon or in the plane of generation of the bore. theremaining portions of the surfaces of the depressions lying beyond theplane of bore generation, and being substantially parallel with thecentral axis of the bore. As a result of this construction the moldedarticleV may be withdrawn from the mold since the projecting surfaces ofthe article are either tapering or iioirobstruetive to the direction ofdraft. The mold l is provided exteriorly at the top as at -lwiththreads, and at the bottom with a reduced threaded extension 5 as meansfor attaching the mold to a candle molding machine, a plurality of suchmolds being used therein.

This mold construction may be applied for molding other articles of asimilar uw ture having depressions and elevations of either regular orirregular contour.

The mold is of a solid or non-separable type and all of the cavities orprotuberances have their surface tapering or nonobstructing to the molddraft, so that the molded article can be bodily extracted or withdrawnfrom the mold.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. A candle mold, having a tapering bore, said bore having depressionsof irregular contour, the upper ends of the depressions lying in theplane of generation of the bore, and the surfaces of the depressionsbeing substantially parallel with the long axis of the bore wherebyprovision is made for the unobstructed withdrawal of the molded article.

2. A candle mold, having a conical bore,

said bore having depressions therein, the upper portions of saiddepressions lying Within the plane of generation of the bore surface,and the surfaces of said depres sions Ybeing substantially Vparallelwith the long aXis of the bore. Y

3. A candle mold, having a conical bore, said bore having depressionstherein, the surfaces of said depressions substantially parallel withthe long axis of the bore and disposed infrelati-vely stepped relation,the

shallow port-ionsrof the depressions lying` in the plane of generationof the bore surface, and the deeper portions, outside of v axis of thebore.

o. A candle mold, having a conical bore, said bore having depressedareas therein,

the shallow portion of each depressed areaV lying within the plane ofgeneration ofthe bore surface, and the surfaces of said de- Y 6. Acandle mold, having'v a conical bore,

said bore havingV depressions therein, the surfaces of' said depressionssubstantially parallel With the long axis of the bore ,and disposed inrelatively stepped relation, the shallow portions of the depressionslying upon the plane of generation of the bore surface, and thedeeperportions, outsidej of said plane of generation, wherebythefinolded article maybe uncbstructedly removed from the bore. y

7. A candle mold, comprising a cylinder having a conical bore, thesurface thereof irregularly indented to form cavities, `vvith thesurfaces of cavities, tapering in the line of and non-obstructing to themold draft.

In Witness whereof, [hereunto subscribe my name, as attested by the twosubscribing Witnesses. e Y K j JAMES W. FARRELL.

VVitness'es: v

R'. KIST'NEL LoUIsE A. BECK.

